Deadly head-on crash near Ripley claims three lives
A two-vehicle collision on U S Rt 21 between Fairplain and Ripley killed John B. Munneke and his wife Neva and Harold Casto. Four others were injured including a 14 year old son Robert Munneke who was in critical condition. Pvt Bernard Casto, a first cousin to Harold, is among the injured.
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Ripley
Here
John B. Munneke
East St
Belle
Munneke
Neva
Veldgra Harold Casto
Belgrove
Jackson County
Robert Munneke
St. Francis Hospital
Charleston
Robert
Charles
Rebecca
Pvt
Bernard Casto
Harold Casto
Pyt
Casta
Ft. Knox
Fairplain
U.S
U. S. Rt. 21
Sam Whitman
Gazette
Keith Simmons
Jackson County Herald
Far Past Due At Elmendorf
A C124 Globemaster carrying 52 service men vanished on a 1400 mile flight to Elmendorf Alaska and was presumed down near the southern Alaska coast. Weather and search conditions hindered rescue efforts as five long range planes and Coast Guard craft joined the search.
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Elmendorf Field
Alaska
U. S. Air Force
Lon
Me‘Chord Field
Wash
Ehnendorf Field
Anchorage
Air Force
Korea
South
Seabvard
Coast Guard
Kodiak
United States
Coal Pay Issue May Be Referred To White House
Washington November 23 Economic Stabilizer Roger Putnam faced possible resignations of Wage Stabilization Board members if he grants John L. Lewis's miners the full 81 90 daily wage rise. Speculation rose that he may refer the matter to the White House as a strike risk looms.
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Washington
Roger Putnam
Wage Stabilization Board
John L. Lewis
Putnam
White House
WSB
Boy Slays Brothers Through Accident Then Kills Himself
In Virginia Minnesota a mother returning from church found 12 year old Hartley dead from a chin wound and her younger son 10 year old Arthur dying from a gunshot to the forehead in the attic with a .22 rifle beside him. Both boys were sons of Mr. and Mrs. (names omitted) and the tragedy appears to involve an accidental shooting followed by suicide.
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Virginia
Minn
Hartley
Arthur
Ancient Ghosts Taunt Radar at Howe Hall Mystery
In Hove England five Sussex Ghost Hunters armed with radar entered the 20-year haunted Howe mansion just after midnight. They set up a radar screen in the cobwebbed hall as snow swirled outside. Ted Henty, chief hunter, taped doors and secured keyholes while the team used threads to shield the machine.
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Hove
Eng
Howe
Cient
Black Channel
Spugh
Sussex Ghost Hunters
Hunter Ted Henty
Czechs Admit To Sabotage in War Goods Shortfall
In Vienna on November 23, three defendants in Czechoslovakia's massive trial of 14 former Communist leaders confessed to economic sabotage. They claimed responsibility for delays in war goods production and linked shortages to mismanagement, with Gottwald's regime presenting scapegoats for the shortfalls and cold homes. The confessions named Ludvik Frejka, Josef Frank, and Eugen Loebl as key figures accepting blame.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Klement Gottwald
Ludvik Frejka
State Economic Commission
Josef Frank
Communist Party
Eugen Loebl
Phantom Burglar Confesses Two Murders in Reading
Reading Massachusetts November 23 A 26 year old State Prison parolee who had become a Sunday school teacher at night confessed to being the Phantom Burglar and admitted killing Mr and Mrs O Stanley Porter at their Reading home on November 8 He also confessed to seven housebreaks in Reading according to attorney George E Thompson
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Reading
Mass
INS
O. Stanley Porter
George E. Thompson
Murdock W. MacDonald
Roxbury
Hitlerite Youth Gangs Reported In U S Cities
Atlanta reports describe Nazi youth groups spreading across the United States as authorities warn of anti democratic influence. A Miami dynamiting probe and a New Orleans squad of 14 teens linked to a Nazi Storm Troopers Club are cited by Alex Miller of the Anti Defamation League alongside cases in Philadelphia Milwaukee Boston and Atlanta.
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Wav
United States
Miami
New Orleans
Alex Miller
Anti-Defamation League
Southern Board
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Buston
Miller
Storm-Troopers
Two Die After Plane Crashes on Take Off in Ontario Farm
London Ontario reports two men from Kitchener died when a high plane crashed on take off on a farm while seeking directions to Centralia Air Force Station. Russell J. Wilkinson 31 and Teresa Felice perished as the plane nosedived to the ground during the attempt.
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London
Study praises strong state anti-discrimination laws
Washington reports a Princeton sociology professor Morroe Berger says state and local laws with enforcement to ban minority job discrimination are a healthy measure. He notes two states with weaker enforcement show less success. The Senate labor subcommittee, led by Sen. Humphrey, weighed federal FEPC options amid filibuster threats and the potential for a voluntary law.
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Washington
Ai University
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Morroe Berger
Princeton University
D. Minn
Fiii
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
Rep
McConnell R-Pad
Civilian Defense Funds Largely State Financed
Washington reports states are ready to fund civilian defense on a 50 50 match with the federal government. Acting Civil Defense Administrator James J Wadsworth said about 26 million dollars has been appropriated locally for the program and more state funds are expected in January. The federal allotment for the year ending June 30 is 16 million for medical supplies, warnings, communications, firefighting and rescue gear, training and other needs. Congress cut the agency budget last year.
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Washington
James J. Wadsworth
Congress
Wadsworth
12 Year Aid 87 Billion to 50 Nations
The United States poured out more than 87 billion dollars in foreign aid during the 12 years ended last June 30. The Commerce Department report tallies military and economic programs across World War II and postwar years, with nearly 1 billion dollars paid back.
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J. S
Washington
United States
Free World
He Lf. S. Treasury
Commerce Department
Soviet
Russia
Hoffman Declines Cabinet Post in Eisenhower Administration
Paul Hoffman announced he could not accept a cabinet appointment citing unusual circumstances and would remain president and director of the Ford Foundation. Eisenhower expressed regret but left open the possibility of a future appointment. The report notes Ezra Taft Benson as a possible agriculture secretary candidate amid a busy schedule of Eisenhower meetings.
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Hoffman
New York
Paul Hoffman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft
Benson
Utah
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Baghdad Rioters Set U S Office Building Afire
Rioters in Baghdad set fire to the U S Information Service Building and attacked two police stations as mobs demanded elections. Army Chief Gen Nur Mahmoud formed a civilian cabinet and martial law was imposed after at least 11 deaths over two days of unrest. Armored cars patrolled, schools closed, and the British Embassy was stoned amid ongoing clashes.
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United Nations
INS
Russia
India
Andrai Vishinsky
Americafe
Red China
U. N
Percy Spender
U. S
Britain
Anthony Eden
V. N
U. W
Panmunjom
Eden
Dean Acheson
DU. S
Vishinsky
United States
France
China
Baghdad
Iraq
Army
Nur Aidin Mahmoud
U. S. Information Service
Seliius
Mahmoud
Abdullah
Vo O
Education Ministry
Maamoud
Fadhel Jamali
Finance
Mustapha al Umatri
U.S. Information Service Office
Atthe
Geo. Akin
al Umari
Charles Young Dies in Hospital
Charles Blaine Young, 64, of 849 Chester Rd, died yesterday in Charleston General Hospital after a long illness. He was president and manager at Superior Laundry Co, founded by his brothers in 1921, and had 52 years in the laundry business. He belonged to Calvary Baptist Church and its finance board, Men’s Bible Class, and was a life member of the church’s Deacons board. He held memberships in Charleston Lodge 163 A and AM, Ty sian Chapter 13, Kanawha Commandy 4 York Rite, John W. Morris Consistory, Scottish Rite, and held senior honorary ranks in the Supreme Council 33rd Degree.
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Charles Blaine Young
Chester Rd
Charleston General Hospital
Superior Laundry Co
Young
Calvary Baptist Church
Charleston Lodge
AT & AM
Wir
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Kanawha
Yorkrite
John W. Morris
Court of Honor
Supreme Council
Battles for Kumbwa ridges leave officers heartbroken
In Kumiwa Front Korea a brutal 41 days of fighting near Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge leaves officers appalled by losses as green replacements pour in. South Korean troops, praised for bravery, reclaim heights amid heavy Communist fire, with casualties mounting and few gains.
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John Randolph Kumiwa
Korea
IAI Ted
Kumbwa
Triangle Hill
Sniper Ridge
Jane Russell
Sabres Down MIG in Short Flight Over North Korea
Sabre jets attacked MIG fighters near the Manchurian frontier bursting in a two minute dogfight eight miles high. The U S Air Force reported one MIG shot down, part of a seven day streak with 17 MIGs downed, two destroyed, four damaged, and a separate attack that night destroyed 200 trucks heading to frontline Red forces. No casualties were reported.
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Bullcun
Seoul
Pi— U. Xni
North Korea
Red Front
Air Force
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Syokesman
Nato expands air defense with 130 fields in Europe
Paris report details a 130 air field network spanning Norway Denmark Netherlands Belgium France West Germany Luxembourg and Italy. The arc runs from northern Europe to the south, forming a protective line within striking distance of Russia. Many fields are already active or nearing completion as of November 23.
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Europe
Paris
Russia
Tse
Norway
Denmark
Holland
France
West Germany
Luxembourg
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
French Withdraw From Sonla To Na San Airbase
French high command announced the withdrawal of forces from Sonla to the fortified Na San airbase, as Vietminh troops closed within six miles of Sonla. French fighters bombed Vietminh columns approaching Na San while 1,000 French troops prepared for a showdown.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Sanla
Na San
Sonla
Vielmiah
Arrests End Four Day Crime Wave in Charleston Area
Montgomery November 23 Special A joint state police Charleston plainclothes unit ended a four day crime wave with the arrest of two men and a juvenile. Jerry Neale Albright 20 of Chandler's Drive Charleston and Dale Vernon McClung 20 of Leslie Greenbrier County were held after admitting break ins at Imperial Smokeless Coals Store No 1 Quinwood Greenbrier County and thefts totaling about 1000 in clothing jewelry and guns. The juvenile suspect is a resident of Charleston. Det W W Fisher aided in the arrests and the investigation of four break ins and two ear thefts at Belva Fayette County and General Department Store Smithers Fayette County.
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Montgomery
Charleston
W. R. Callaghan
Callaghan
Jerry Neale Albright
Chandler
Dale Vernon McClung
Leslie
Greenbrier County
W. W. Fisher
Albright
McClung
Imperial
Quinwood
Two New Comics Debut In The Gazette Section
The Gazette adds two new comic strips to its comic section on page Ving tots and parents alike will enjoy Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer back to stir trouble for Santa as he prepares gifts. Judge Parker debuts as the newest adventure strip bringing courtroom tension and action.
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Gazette
Ving Tots
Rudolph ‘the Red Nosed Reindeer
Santa
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